Brent OAP, 90, caught on CCTV buying morning paper ‘just hours before’ attack in Lawless London that left her fighting for life

Iris Warner was found by her son, having been beaten until she was unconscious in her Brent home

By Brittany Vonow

8th June 2018, 12:50 pm

Updated: 8th June 2018, 2:37 pm

By Brittany Vonow

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THIS is the last footage of a 90-year-old woman before she was found battered and unconscious after a thug broke into her home and launched a frenzied attack as she slept.

Harrowing hospital bed photos show Iris Warner lying in agony with sickening bruising across her entire face after she woke to find an unknown man standing over her at her home in Brent, North West London, some time last weekend.

Iris visits the local newsagent everyday and is particularly fond of doing the crossword

Iris' family, including her son Jeffrey and her sister Lesley Tranter, released images of the elderly woman's injuries in an attempt to find her attacker - saying they were "stunned and sickened" by what had happened at her home of several decades.

Son Jeffrey, 60, said: "We are shocked and appalled at the violence used against our mother Iris, better known as Anne to her friends and family - a defenceless 90-year-old-woman.

"It has left us feeling stunned and sickened.

"We appeal for anyone with information that could assist police in their investigation to come forward. The person responsible must be brought to justice."

Newsagent owner Kaveet Patel, 23, said the elderly woman had come to the store for more than 15 years.

He said: "She was always nice, polite and smiling. She always had the right change."

Detective Inspector Saj Hussain, from Brent CID, said: "This was a horrific attack carried out on a very vulnerable elderly woman in her own home, and must have been absolutely terrifying for Iris. She has various medical complications on top of the injuries sustained in the assault that are likely to keep her in hospital for a very long time.

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"Her family are desperate for any information from the public that could help us catch this man. We would like the public to think back to last weekend into Monday 4, June about what they might have seen in the Brampton Road area.

"Did you see anyone acting suspiciously in that location between midday on Saturday and midday on Monday, or did you see Iris herself at any point during this time in the area? It is important not to dismiss any information you might have as unimportant - it could prove vital to our investigation."

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